Distributing-box.



iW. B. GREENE.

DISTRIBUTING BOX.

APPLICATION rxLnD MAB. e. 1914.

1,121,350. Patented Dec.15.1914.

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, CLEVELAND, OHO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ADAPTI MA'NU- .JC GF CLEVELMID, OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

IDISTRIBUTING-BOX,

Application filed March 6,

aptabl'e to practically the Work wherein yet simple or production; resulting from the '1"' suitaces that "il p tes o'cmembers, cient securing means thereipanying drawing,

cti c of the body 'porj box; Figs. rms of side "Qa may be applied. in e ,wn in Figh l; Fig. ienI of the bob: the coil/'e1' a prtion oiithe box bemore clearly show its figure also showing one members partially reand Fig. @is a section the box, in said iigy l a cover. of the box comprises a l an annular ledge 2 distance from the trom which projects, .ound, posts 3; said substantially right is will be clearly seen `ts -5 are, in` ei'lect, the ledge 2 and the nieposts and the ledge are Speecation of Letters Patent.

s t ireby the distributing` Patented Dec. 15, 1914. 1914. seri-a1 No. 822,961.

coincident. Each of the posts 3 carries, at about its longitudinal center, a large headed screw l which is threaded through the post and is radial with respect to thel circular plate l. This arrangement causes the screws, in adjacent posts, to diverge or sepa-V rate as they are unscrewed, a feature which is of considerable importance as a matter of convenience and of economy of time, as will be appreciated as this description proceeds.

. is l have mentioned hereinbefore, side plates oi' various kinds and having different functions, .may be applied to the body portion of my distri'butingbox, for the ui'- pose of making the box adaptable to di erent situations; and the simplest form of these side plates, or the one which I,Will refer to as the blank side plate, is shown particularly in Ifig. 2 and designated 5. This plate is preferably made of sheet metal and is curved to conform to the edge ofV theplate l, is of a width corresponding to the height oi the posts 3, and is of a length approximately equal to the distance between the.

notched at 6 for the accommodation -of said screws.

lnl Fig. 3 I have shown a side plate or member which vhas a base 7 that corresponds in size and shape tothe plate 5, the same having screur receiving notches 7a and'Which is provided with a hollow, internally thread: ed boss S for the reception of the threaded end of an electric conduit. This form of side plate or member Will refer to hereinafter as a conduit fitting. Usually a distributing box will consist of a body portion having applied to it two or more conduit timings, the box being completed by the in sei-tion of the required number of blank side plates, the conduit fittings beingarranged opposite each other as shown 1n Figs. 5 and 6, or placed at an angle with respect to each other, as the nature of the Work requires.

However, it is frequently desirable to in -which 'Wires may pass.

f for "the purpose of strengthening ne plate and has a series of openings 11 through A comparatively large bearing surface is provided for the side members, the posts-.3- forming bear-y ings for the ends of said members and the i ledge 2 forming an abutment for one of the side edges thereof. Now. because of the A divergence of the screws fl, the members may be applied to, and removed from the box Without ,the entire removal of theI screws 4l from the posts 3; and because the screws nient.

are contained Within the notches formed in the ends of the members, they act as keys I to retain the members against lateral movellien the screws are tightly set up against the members, the enlarged heads of the screws will overlie and engage 'adjacent ends of consecutive members and very eiiectively hold them against displacement. A cover l2 is provided for the box and consists of a circular plate of approximately the same size as the base l and is secured to the lower ends of the posts 3 by yscrews-'13 that are threaded into the ends of said posts.

From 'the' foregoing description it Will Y be seenthat my invention provides a very substantial. and rigid distributing box, the

`rigidity being assured through the comparatively large bearing surfaces provided for the side plates or members, and the central location of the screws t With respect to` l the longitudinal dimension of the posts 3;

and that, furthermore, the side plates or y vmembers are not only interchangeable, but

are invertible because of their being symy rneti'icalv in outline; both of which features add materially to the desirability f the box, and the ease With Which it may be assembled.

Having thus described my invention, I claim l. In a distributing box, the combination,

with a body portion c'o'inprising a plate hav- Ajing a plurality of postsfwhich project at substantially right angles ,..therefrom, of

' f side members having their endsfresting upon adjacent posts, and a screvi?threade/t/i` into each post and having a head that cverliesl and engages adjacent ends of consecutive 4side `members, the screws diverging outwardly from the posts. Y i 2. In a distributing box, theicombination,

y witha body portion comprising a plate hav- V ing a plurality of posts which project at -i substantially right angles therefrom, of side ymembers having their ends resting upon adjacent posts, the length of the p osts and the Width of the side members being subistantially equal, and a screw'thre'aded into each ypost and having a head that overlies and engages the adjacent ends of consecutive side members, the screws diverging outwardly from the posts and located at substantially the longitudinal centers thereof, as and for the purpose specie 3. In a distributing box, the combination with a body portion comprising a plate havhaving a plurality of posts which project' at substantially right angles therefrom and a ledge extending between the posts and having its outer surface substantially coincident With the corresponding surfaces of the posts, of side members which have their ends resting upon the posts and one of their side edges in engagement with the aforesaid ledge, the Width of the side members and the length of the posts being substantially equal and a screw threaded into each post at about its longitudinal center and having a head that overlies and engages the adjacent ends of consecutive side members, the ends of the side members having screw receiving notches. j

5. In a distributing box, the combination, with a body portion which comprises a circular plate having anl annular ledge that is spaced from the edge thereof and a plurality of posts projecting from said ledge at substantially right angles to the plate, of

side members having their ends resting upon adjacent posts and one of their side-edges engaging a por ion of said ledge, the Width .of the side members and the length of the posts being substantially equa/l, and a screv-r threaded into each instand/extending therefrom in a direction that is radial with respect to the aforesaid plate, the screw having a head that overlies and engages adjacent ends of consecutive side members, the screws being located .at substantially the longitudinal center of the posts, and the ends of the side members being provided With screvsT receiving notches.

6. In a distributing box, the combination, with a body portion comprising a plate and a plurality of -posts which project at substantially right angles therefrom, of side members having their ends resting upon adjacent posts, the width of said side members and the length of the posts being substantially equal, a-screw threaded into each post and located at substantially the longitudinal center thereof and having a head that overlies and engages adjacent ends of consecutiye side members, a cover for said box, and means whereby the cover may be secured to theends of the aforesaid posts.

T. ln a distributing box, the combination, with a body portion comprising a plate having a ledge which is spaced from the edge thereof and a plurality of posts which project from said ledge at substantially right angles to the plate, of side members having their ends resting upon the posts and one of their side edges engaging a portion of the aforesaid ledge, a screw that is threaded into each post and is located at substantially the longitudinal center thereof and having a head that overlies and engages adjacent ends of consecutive side members, the ends of said side members having screw receiving notches, a cover for said box, and means Wherebj: the cover may be secured to the ends of the posts.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflx my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.l

'WILLIAM B. GREENE. lVitnesses HUGH B. MCGILL, BRENNAN B. lWEST. 

